Shalya Parva

हिन्दी अर्थ

रथानीकमहं धक्ष्ये पाज्चालसहितो5नघ

English

"Sanjaya said, 'Seeing his driver fallen, Shalya, O king, quickly took up his mace made wholly of iron and stood immovable as a bull. Bhima, however, armed with his mighty mace, rushed impetuously towards Shalya who then looked like the blazing Yuga-fire, or the Destroyer armed with the noose, or the Kailasa mountain with its formidable crest, or Vasava with his thunder, or Mahadeva with his trident, or an infuriate elephant in the forest. At that time the blare of thousands of conchs and trumpets and loud leonine roars arose there, enhancing the delight of heroes. The combatants of both armies, looking at those two foremost of warriors from every side, applauded them both, saying, "Excellent, Excellent! Save the ruler of the Madras, or Rama, that delighter of the Yadus, there is none else that can venture to endure the impetuosity of Bhima in battle. Similarly, save Bhima, there is no other warrior that can venture to endure the force of the mace of the illustrious king of the Madras in battle." Those two combatants then, Vrikodara and the ruler of the Madras, roaring like bulls, careered in circles, frequently jumping up in the air. In that encounter between those two lions among men, no difference could be noticed between them either in respect of their careering in circles or of their wielding the mace. The mace of Shalya, wrapped round with a resplendent cloth of gold that looked like a sheet of fire, inspired the spectators with dread. Similarly, the mace of the high-souled Bhima, as the latter careered in circles, looked like lightning in the midst of the clouds. Struck by the ruler of the Madras with his mace, the mace of Bhima, O king, produced sparks of fire in the welkin which thereupon seemed to be ablaze. Similarly, struck by Bhima with his mace, the mace of Shalya produced a shower of blazing coals which seemed exceedingly wonderful. Like two gigantic elephants striking each other with their tusks, or two huge bulls striking each other with their horns, those two heroes began to strike each other with their foremost of maces, like a couple of combatants striking each other with iron bound clubs. Their limbs being struck with each other's mace, they soon became bathed in blood and looked handsomer in consequence like two flowering Kinsukas. Struck by the ruler of the Madras on both his left and right, the mighty-armed Bhimasena stood immovable like a mountain. Similarly, though struck repeatedly with the force of Bhima' s mace, Shalya, O king, moved not, like a mountain assailed by an elephant with his tusks. The noise made by the blows of the maces of those two lions among men was heard on all sides like successive peals of thunder. Having ceased for a moment, those two warriors of great energy once more began, with uplifted maces, to career in closer circles. Once more the clash took place between those two warriors of superhuman feats, each having advanced towards the other by eight steps, and each assailing the other with his uplifted iron club. Then, wishing to get at each other, they once more careered in circles. Both accomplished (in the use of the mace) they began to display their superiority of skill. Uplifting their terrible weapons, they then again struck each other like mountains striking each other with their crests at the time of an earthquake. Exceedingly crushed with each other's mace in consequence of each other's strength, both those heroes fell down at the same time like a couple of poles set up for Indra's worship. The brave combatants then of both armies, at that sight, uttered cries of "Oh!" and "Alas!" Struck with great force in their vital limbs, both of them had become exceedingly agitated. Then the mighty Kripa, taking up Shalya, that bull among the Madras, on his own car, quickly

हिन्दी अर्थ

सम्पतन्तीभिराकाशमावृतं बह्बशोभत

English

Then, as he swiftly came, the glorious Sahadeva sent masses of arrows like swift moths, and Uluka pierced Bhima in the battle with ten arrows.

हिन्दी अर्थ

युद्धसे निवृत्त हो गयी। उसके सारे वाहन थक गये थे

English

Shakuni, O great king, pierced Bhima with three arrows and covered Sahadeva with ninety arrows.

हिन्दी अर्थ

आसीत् कटकटाशब्द: सुमहॉल्लोमहर्षण:

English

Those brave ones, O king, meeting each other in the battle, pierced one another with sharp heron-feathered gold-feathered, stone-whetted arrows loosed to the ear.

हिन्दी अर्थ

तथा रुधिरगन्धेन योधा: कश्मलमाविशन्

English

The shower of arrows from their bows loosed by their arms, O lord of men, covered all quarters like a cloud with streams.

हिन्दी अर्थ

युद्धयध्वमिति संहृष्टा: पुनः पुनररिंदमा:

English

Then, enraged in the battle, Bhima and Sahadeva, O Bharata, ranged making slaughter, the very strong ones.

हिन्दी अर्थ

शीघ्रतापूर्वक चले जाइये, वहाँ आप कुरुराजका दर्शन कर सकेंगे”

English

Covered with hundreds of arrows by them, your force, O Bharata, became like a sky in darkness here and there.

हिन्दी अर्थ

सर्वतः संवृतो वीरै: समरे चित्रयोधिभि:

English

With horses running about covered with arrows, O lord of men, a path was made here and there by dragging many slain.

हिन्दी अर्थ

कृतकार्यमिवात्मानं मन्यमानोअब्रवीन्नपम्

English

With slain horses and their horsemen, with armour cut and lances split, O revered one, the earth was covered, mottled as with flowers.

हिन्दी अर्थ

पादाताश्न त्रिसाहस्रा: शकुनिं तैर्व॒तो जहि

English

The warriors there, O great king, meeting each other, ranged in the battle enraged, slaying one another.

हिन्दी अर्थ

पज्च चाश्वसहस्राणि सहदेवश्व वीर्यवान्

English

With rolled eyes in rage and lips bitten between teeth, the earth was covered with faces with earrings like lotus filaments.

हिन्दी अर्थ

रणे हाभ्यद्रवंस्ते तु शकुनिं युद्धदुर्मदम्

English

With severed arms like elephant-kings' trunks, with armlets, armour, swords, lances and axes, O great king,

हिन्दी अर्थ

जघान पृष्ठतः सेनां जयगृद्धः प्रतापवान्

English

with risen headless trunks cut and others dancing in the battle, the earth was filled with flocks of flesh-eaters, dreadful, O lord.

हिन्दी अर्थ

प्राविशन् सौबलानीकमभ्यतिक्रम्य तान् रथान्

English

When the force of the Kauravas was reduced to a remnant in the great battle, the Pandavas, delighted, sent them to Yama's abode.

हिन्दी अर्थ

करके सुबलपुत्रकी सेनामें प्रवेश किया

English

In the meantime the brave and glorious son of Subala struck Sahadeva hard on the head with a lance; he sat bewildered on the chariot seat, O great king.

हिन्दी अर्थ

रणमध्ये व्यतिष्ठन्त शरवर्षैरवाकिरन्

English

Seeing Sahadeva so, the glorious Bhimasena, enraged, held back all the armies, O Bharata.

हिन्दी अर्थ

प्रावर्तत महद् युद्ध राजन दुर्मन्त्रिते तव

English

He pierced them with iron arrows by hundreds and thousands, and, having pierced them, uttered a lion-roar, tamer of foes.

हिन्दी अर्थ

न हि स्वेषां परेषां वा विशेष: प्रत्यदृश्यत

English

Terrified by that sound, all with horses and elephants suddenly fled in fear, and the followers of Shakuni.

हिन्दी अर्थ

ज्योतिषामिव सम्पातमपश्यन् कुरुपाण्डवा:

English

Seeing them broken, King Duryodhana said, "Turn back, you who do not know dharma! Fight; what is flight to you?

हिन्दी अर्थ

शलभानामिवाकाशे तदा भरतसत्तम

English

Having established fame here, one gains the worlds hereafter; the hero who gives up life in the battle without showing his back..."

हिन्दी अर्थ

हया: परिपतन्ति सम शतशो5थ सहसत्रश:

English

Thus addressed by the king, the followers of Subala's son advanced on the Pandavas, making death their return.

हिन्दी अर्थ

अन्योन्यमश्चपृष्ठे भ्यो विकर्षन्तो महाबला:

English

A very dreadful sound was made by those rushing, O king of kings, like the agitated ocean, agitated on every side.

हिन्दी अर्थ

अश्वैश्व व्यपकृष्यन्त बहवो5त्र गतासव:

English

Seeing the followers of Subala's son rush, the Pandavas, intent on victory, met them, O great king.

हिन्दी अर्थ

कितने ही प्राणशून्य होकर अश्रोंद्वारा इधर-उधर घसीटे जा रहे थे

English

Recovered, the unconquerable Sahadeva, O lord of men, pierced Shakuni with ten arrows and his horses with three, and, laughing as it were, cut the bow of Subala's son with arrows.

हिन्दी अर्थ

तत्र तत्र व्यदृश्यन्त पुरुषा: शूरमानिन:

English

Then, taking another bow, Shakuni, arrogant in battle, pierced Nakula with sixty and Bhimasena with seven.

हिन्दी अर्थ

साश्चारोहैर्हतैरश्वैरावृते वसुधातले

English

Uluka too, O great king, pierced Bhima with seven and Sahadeva with seventy, wishing to save his father in the battle.

हिन्दी अर्थ

नानाप्रहरणैघोरै: परस्परवधैषिभि:

English

Bhimasena in the battle pierced him with sharp arrows, Shakuni with sixty-four, and those at the sides with three each.

हिन्दी अर्थ

स मुहूर्त ततो युद्धवा सौबलो5थ विशाम्पते

English

Struck by Bhima with oil-sharpened iron arrows, they, enraged, covered Sahadeva in the battle with showers of arrows, as clouds with lightning cover a mountain with streams of water.

हिन्दी अर्थ

तथैव पाण्डवानीकं रुधिरेण समुक्षितम्

English

Then the brave, glorious Sahadeva, as Uluka came on, O great king, took off his head with a broad-headed arrow.

हिन्दी अर्थ

अश्वारोहाश्व पाण्डूनामब्रुवन् रुधिरोक्षिता:

English

He went from his chariot to the earth, felled by Sahadeva, his whole body drenched in blood, gladdening the Pandavas in the battle.

हिन्दी अर्थ

नहि शक्यं रथैयोंद्धुं कुत एवं महागजै:

English

Seeing his son slain, Shakuni there, O Bharata, with tear-choked throat, sighing and remembering Kshatta's words,

हिन्दी अर्थ

प्रतियातो हि शकुनि: स्वमनीकमवस्थित:

English

reflected a moment, his eyes full of tears and sighing, reached Sahadeva and pierced him with three arrows.

हिन्दी अर्थ

ततस्तु द्रौपदेयाश्न॒ ते च मत्ता महाद्विपा:

English

Warding off the arrows loosed with masses of arrows, the glorious Sahadeva, O great king, cut his bow in the battle.

हिन्दी अर्थ

सहदेवो5पि कौरव्य रजोमेघे समुत्थिते

English

With his bow cut, O king of kings, Shakuni son of Subala then took a great sword and hurled it at Sahadeva.

हिन्दी अर्थ

ततस्तेषु प्रयातेषु शकुनि: सौबल: पुन:

English

As it suddenly came, dreadful, O lord of men, he cut it in two, laughing as it were, in the battle.

हिन्दी अर्थ

तत् पुनस्तुमुलं युद्ध प्राणांस्त्यक्त्वाभ्यवर्तत

English

Seeing the sword cut in two, he took a great mace and hurled it at Sahadeva; it fell vain on the ground.

हिन्दी अर्थ

ते चान्योन्यमवैक्षन्त तस्मिन् वीरसमागमे

English

Then Subala's son, enraged, hurled at the Pandava a dreadful dart, like the Night of Time raised.

हिन्दी अर्थ

असिभिश्किद्यमानानां शिरसां लोकसंक्षये

English

As it suddenly came, Sahadeva, laughing as it were, cut it in three in the battle with gold-adorned arrows.

हिन्दी अर्थ

तब उनसे ताड़के फलोंके गिरनेकी-सी धमाकेकी आवाज होती थी

English

It fell cut in three to the ground, gold-adorned, shattering like blazing lightning from the sky.

हिन्दी अर्थ

अहं पूर्वमहं पूर्वमिति न्यघ्नन् सहस्रश:

English

Seeing the dart destroyed and Subala's son afflicted by fear, all yours fled when fear arose, along with Subala's son.

हिन्दी अर्थ

विक्षताश्न शितै: शस्त्रैरभ्यवर्तन्त तावका:

English

Then a great shout was raised by the victorious Pandavas, and all Dhritarashtra's men then mostly turned away.

हिन्दी अर्थ

जघ्नु: परान् स्वकांश्वैव प्राप्तान् प्राप्ताननन्तरान्

English

Seeing them dejected, the glorious son of Madri held them back in the battle with many thousands of arrows.

हिन्दी अर्थ

भूमावभ्यपतन् राजन् शरवृष्टिभिरावृता:

English

Then Sahadeva approached Subala's son as he went, guarded by Gandharas on horseback, holding to victory.

हिन्दी अर्थ

आसीद्ू बलक्षयो घोरस्तव पुत्रस्य पश्यत:

English

Remembering his own remaining share, O king, Sahadeva advanced on Shakuni in a gold-bodied chariot, stringing his strong bow and shaking the great bow.

हिन्दी अर्थ

रुधिरोदकचित्रा च भीरूणां भयवर्धिनी

English

Rushing at Subala's son, he struck him hard with vulture-feathered stone-whetted arrows, enraged, as one strikes a great elephant with goads.

हिन्दी अर्थ

तावका: पाण्डवेयाश्व न न्यवर्तन्त भारत

English

The wise one said to him, holding him, as if reminding him: "Stand now in kshatriya duty and be a man; fight.

हिन्दी अर्थ

और पाण्डवोंके योद्धा युद्धसे पीछे नहीं हटते थे

English

What you rejoiced in then, fool, playing with dice in the assembly—obtain the fruit of that deed today, ill-minded one.

हिन्दी अर्थ

घावोंसे रक्त बहाते हुए धराशायी हो जाते थे

English

Those evil-souled ones who laughed at us earlier are slain; Duryodhana, the burning brand of the family, and you, his maternal uncle, remain.

हिन्दी अर्थ

उद्यम्य च शितं खड््ग॑ रुधिरेण परिप्लुतम्

English

Today I shall strike off your head with a razor-arrow, like a fruit knocked from a tree with a heavy club."

हिन्दी अर्थ

प्राय: सभी योद्धाओंपर मोह छा गया था

English

Having said this, O great king, the mighty Sahadeva, tiger among men, enraged, advanced with speed.

हिन्दी अर्थ

अल्पावशिष्टैस्तुरगैर भ्यवर्तत सौबल:

English

Approaching, the unassailable Sahadeva, lord of warriors, drawing his strong bow, laughing in anger as it were,

हिन्दी अर्थ

पदातयश्च नागाश्न सादिनश्वोद्यतायुधा:

English

pierced Shakuni with ten and his horses with four, cut his parasol, banner and bow, and roared like a lion.

हिन्दी अर्थ

शस्त्रैर्ननाविधैर्जष्नुर्युद्धपारं तितीर्षव:

English

With his banner, bow and parasol cut by Sahadeva, Subala's son was then pierced in all vital parts by many arrows.

हिन्दी अर्थ

विमानेभ्यो दिवो भ्रष्टा: सिद्धा: पुण्यक्षयादिव

English

Then again, O great king, the glorious Sahadeva sent at Shakuni an irresistible shower of arrows.

हिन्दी अर्थ

पितृन् भ्रातृन् वयस्यांश्व पुत्रानपि तथा परे

English

Then the son of Subala, enraged, wishing to kill Madri's son Sahadeva alone in the crush, swiftly leapt at him with a lance adorned with gold.

हिन्दी अर्थ

पिता, भाई, मित्र और पुत्रोंका भी वध करने लगे

English

The son of Madri cut that raised lance and his well-rounded arms at the head of the battle with three broad-headed arrows at once, and roared loudly with force in the midst of the fight.

हिन्दी अर्थ

प्रकार मर्यादाशून्य युद्ध हो रहा था

English

The quick-working one, with a well-aimed gold-feathered firm iron broad-headed arrow, piercing all coverings, again struck his head from his body.

हिन्दी अर्थ

इति श्रीमहाभारते शल्यपर्वणि संकुलयुद्धे त्रयोविंशो5ध्याय:

English

With an arrow adorned with gold, bright as the sun, well whetted, the son of Subala, his head taken in the battle by the Pandava, fell to the ground.

हिन्दी अर्थ

घुड़सवारोंके साथ कौरव-सेनाके समीप चला गया

English

The enraged son of Pandu covered that head with a swift, gold-feathered stone-whetted arrow—him who was the root of the Kurus' misconduct.

हिन्दी अर्थ

कहकर उसने वहाँ बारंबार क्षत्रियोंसे पूछा--“महाबली राजा दुर्योधन कहाँ है?”

English

Seeing Shakuni lying on the ground with his head taken, limbs drenched in blood, your warriors, their courage lost to fear, fled in all directions with weapons in hand.

हिन्दी अर्थ

शकुनेस्तद् वच: श्रुत्वा तमूचुर्भरतर्षभ

English

Fleeing, dry-mouthed, senseless, struck by Gandiva's roar and afflicted by fear, with broken chariots, horses and elephants and foot-soldiers, along with Dhritarashtra's men.

हिन्दी अर्थ

यत्रैतत् सुमहच्छत्रं पूर्णचन्द्रसमप्रभम्

English

Then, having felled Shakuni from his chariot, the Pandavas, delighted, blew their conches in the battle, glad, with Keshava, gladdening their soldiers.

हिन्दी अर्थ

यत्रैष तुमुलः शब्द: पर्जन्यनिनदोपम:

English

And all honouring Sahadeva, delighted, said to him in the battle: "By good fortune the deceitful, evil-souled one has been slain by you, hero, in the battle with his son."